The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks are the two best teams in the NBA. The Bucks appear destined to be in the NBA Finals this year as it is hard to imagine the team losing in the Eastern Conference side of things before the Finals.
The Lakers have a tougher road to the NBA Finals, as they have to get past the other top-three team in the league, the Los Angeles Clippers. But there are three specific reasons why we think that the Lakers will end up getting the job done against the Clippers.